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Amanda Primiano (she/her)Executive Director of the Monroe Free Library |
Brienna Jow (she/they)Outreach and Digital Services Librarian at the Utica Public Library |
Caroline Kravitz (she/her)Scholarship Program Coordinator at Brooklyn Public Library |
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Celeste Curry (she/her)Circulation Manager at the Brooklyn Public Library - Leonard Branch |
Cheryl Marriott (she/her)Coordinator of Archives at the SUNY HSC Brooklyn Medical Research Library |
Erik House (he/they)Circulation Supervisor of the Southeast Steuben County Library |
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Gillian Friedlander (she/her)Information Services Librarian of the Broome County Public Library |
Jennifer O'Connor (she/her)Adult Services Librarian at South Huntington Public Library |
Jesse Meyer (he/him)Libraries HR Manager at the University at Buffalo |
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Jessica Brown (she/her)Social Services Coordinator Librarian II of the Patchogue-Medford Library |
Kate Federiconi (she/her)Adult Librarian I at the Saratoga Springs Public Library |
Kuniko Kitamura Simon (she/her)Central Adult Services Librarian at the Buffalo & Erie County Public Library |
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Laurie Wilson (she/her)Head of Circulation & Tech Services at the Pearl River Public Library |
Laydon Owens (he/him)Technology Training Instructor at New York Public Library |
Liz Kurz (they/them)Head of Youth Services at Gloversville Public Library |
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Melissa Burgess (she/her)Development & Communications Clerk at the Buffalo & Erie County Public Library |
Melissa Sutter (she/her)Outreach and Reference Librarian at Rogers Memorial Library |
Oswaldo Coto-Chang (he/him)Head of Children's Services at Yonkers Public Library |
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Pamela Edholm (she/her)Library Director I at the Lackawanna Public Library |
Rowan Narvaez (they/them)Library Assistant at the West Seneca Public Library |
Toni Ann Mulligan (she/her)Library Clerk at the Rose Memorial Library |
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Tracy Dunstan (she/her)Head of Adult & Digital Services at the Nyack Library |
Jonathan Heifetz (he/him)Head of Adult Services at the Eastchester Public Library |
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2024 Developing Leaders Capstone Projects
Team Community Servants | Team Advisor: C Romeo
Team Members: Amanda Primiano and Brie Jowe
Team Project: 21st Century Guide to Serving the Community
Project Description: The goal of this guide is to prepare library staff to serve the needs of their communities and educate them on creating an inclusive and welcoming environment.
Project Slide DeckGoogle Site |
Team Take Me To The Library | Team Advisor: Suzanne Macaulay
Team Members: Caroline Kravitz, Katherine Federiconi, Melissa Burgess, and Rowan Narvaez
Team Project: Stop Requested: Destination Library
Project Description: The project’s goal is to provide access to the library to anyone who cannot physically get there due to disability or lack of transportation.
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Team The Library Scientists | Team Advisor: Dan Lewandowski
Team Members: Cheryl Marriott, Erik House, Melissa Sutter, and Pamela Edholm
Team Project: Invigorating Citizen Science in New York Libraries
Project Description: Our project is intended to support the core value of education and lifelong learning by connecting library users to meaningful participation in scientific data collection and the study of the world in which we live.
Project Slide DeckGoogle Site |
Team No Name But Still Great | Team Advisor: Rebecca Lubin
Team Members: Gillian Friedlander, Tracy Dunstan, and Kuniko Simon
Team Project: Staff Resource Guide on Working With Unhoused Patrons
Project Description: Our project is intended to support library workers who would benefit from a resource guide that will provide training and information that staff can use to best help this patron population.
Project Slide DeckApp Landing Site |
Team Marvel Marketers | Team Advisor: Amanda Lowe
Team Members: Jennifer O’Connor, Jesse Meyer, Laydon Owens, and Toni Ann Mulligan
Team Project: Power of Collaborative Marketing: A Tool Kit for Public Libraries
Project Description: This tool kit is for library staff at all levels that would like to learn to create marketing materials to inform patrons and other community members of new initiatives, as well as on-going programs and services of which they may not be aware.
Project Slide DeckGoogle Site Link |
Team New Advocates | Team Advisor: Kelly Yim
Team Members: Oswaldo Coto-Chang, Jessica Brown, and Celeste Curry
Team Project: Advocacy for Beginners
Project Description: We are creating a guideline for staff to advocate for a solution to a service gap for different populations.
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Team Recovering Protectionists | Team Advisor: Geoffrey Kirkpatrick
Team Members: Jonathan Heifetz, Laurie Wilson, and Liz Kurz
Team Project: Building the Bridge: A Call To Action
Project Description: This project will consist of a literature review, survey data, and collaborative written piece that will review the barriers between the job titles and job tasks of different library professionals.
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